DescriptionDo you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness Would you like to use your expert clinical competencies with an organization known nationally for excellence in cancer treatment research and education We would be happy to hear from you! Please consider the following exciting opportunity with one of the most outstanding and dynamic places to work in California as your next career move!
As Clinical Nurse III in the Oncology Clinic you will be supporting the Sarcoma and Phase I Research teams. The clinical nurse is expected to educate patients about their diagnosis treatment plans and what to expect during their oncology journey. Provide information on managing side effects and maintaining quality of life during treatment. The role also includes prioritizing patient communications and assessing the urgency of these messages to prioritize responses accordingly. Care coordination includes collaborating with the healthcare team including physicians NPs PAs and interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care. As well as care coordination with referring medical offices. Clinic Nurse coordinates processing referrals to consulting providers PFSP Radiation Oncology and Surgery. Assist in scheduling treatments and follow-up appointments. As well as monitoring patient progress and adjust care plans as necessary. A strong knowledge of Oncology is preferred.
Summary of Essential Duties:
- Assesses appropriately patient care needs and learning needs in routine adult and geriatric populations. Uses new knowledge in routine and less complex patient situations.
- Demonstrates ability to document pertinent nursing assessment including physical and psycho-social findings on all assigned patients
- Prioritizes identified patient care problems within assigned patients and assumes responsibility for problem resolution using all resources as appropriate
- Plans patient care and education based on disease process anticipated patient outcomes complications of treatment and psycho-social needs in collaboration with team members
- Initiates and follows through with appropriate referrals to other interdisciplinary healthcare colleagues and providers
- Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development throughout the lifespan to competently provide care to patients
- Utilizes effective time management to complete all assignments in a timely manner to ensure safety of patients
- Demonstrates competency in use of technical skills as required (i.e. IV therapy equipment utilization universal precautions body mechanics
- Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) monitoring to maintain or improve care of designated patient population
QualificationsQualifications:
Education:
License/Certification:
Current unrestricted RN license in the state of California required
BLS from the American Heart Association required
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) Required or willing to acquire with in one year from start date
Experience:
Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race religion color national origin citizenship ancestry physical or mental disability legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information) marital status sex gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression pregnancy age (40 or older) military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please contact us by email at ApplicantAccommodation@ and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai we are dedicated to the safety health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases such as influenza (flu). For this reason we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.
Required Experience:
IC
DescriptionDo you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness Would you like to use your expert clinical competencies with an organization known nationally for excellence in cancer treatment research and education We would be happy to hear from you! Please consider the foll...
DescriptionDo you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness Would you like to use your expert clinical competencies with an organization known nationally for excellence in cancer treatment research and education We would be happy to hear from you! Please consider the following exciting opportunity with one of the most outstanding and dynamic places to work in California as your next career move!
As Clinical Nurse III in the Oncology Clinic you will be supporting the Sarcoma and Phase I Research teams. The clinical nurse is expected to educate patients about their diagnosis treatment plans and what to expect during their oncology journey. Provide information on managing side effects and maintaining quality of life during treatment. The role also includes prioritizing patient communications and assessing the urgency of these messages to prioritize responses accordingly. Care coordination includes collaborating with the healthcare team including physicians NPs PAs and interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care. As well as care coordination with referring medical offices. Clinic Nurse coordinates processing referrals to consulting providers PFSP Radiation Oncology and Surgery. Assist in scheduling treatments and follow-up appointments. As well as monitoring patient progress and adjust care plans as necessary. A strong knowledge of Oncology is preferred.
Summary of Essential Duties:
- Assesses appropriately patient care needs and learning needs in routine adult and geriatric populations. Uses new knowledge in routine and less complex patient situations.
- Demonstrates ability to document pertinent nursing assessment including physical and psycho-social findings on all assigned patients
- Prioritizes identified patient care problems within assigned patients and assumes responsibility for problem resolution using all resources as appropriate
- Plans patient care and education based on disease process anticipated patient outcomes complications of treatment and psycho-social needs in collaboration with team members
- Initiates and follows through with appropriate referrals to other interdisciplinary healthcare colleagues and providers
- Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development throughout the lifespan to competently provide care to patients
- Utilizes effective time management to complete all assignments in a timely manner to ensure safety of patients
- Demonstrates competency in use of technical skills as required (i.e. IV therapy equipment utilization universal precautions body mechanics
- Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) monitoring to maintain or improve care of designated patient population
QualificationsQualifications:
Education:
License/Certification:
Current unrestricted RN license in the state of California required
BLS from the American Heart Association required
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) Required or willing to acquire with in one year from start date
Experience:
Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race religion color national origin citizenship ancestry physical or mental disability legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information) marital status sex gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression pregnancy age (40 or older) military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please contact us by email at ApplicantAccommodation@ and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai we are dedicated to the safety health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases such as influenza (flu). For this reason we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.
Required Experience:
IC
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